Harlem High School is holding Bulldog Night at 6 p.m., July 29 at the commons area inside the school. The football players and cheerleaders will be introduced, and the coaches will discuss the upcoming season. Cost is $10 per person. Harlem football players and cheerleaders eat free. Everyone planning to attend needs to RSVP with Billy Sheppard by email (billy@ohdaugusta-aiken.com) or phone (706-533-0520).

Rodney Dangerfield, one of the greatest comedians ever, was known for his self-deprecating humor, along with his humorous movie roles in Caddyshack and Back to School.

Before he hit the height of his fame in the 1980s, he had a comedy bit titled: "What's in a Name?"

We in the Augusta area know all about having a good name. There's some of you in Columbia County who don't like to hear the name "Augusta," but that's where you live (no matter if you live in Evans or Martinez or Grovetown.)

The Martinez-Evans Little League Senior League All-Stars recently won the state championship.

MELL defeated Bartow County, 20-0, in the opening game of the state tournament. In the semifinal contest, Brian Peel hit the game-winning RBI double in the top of the 7th, plating Drew Proctor for an 8-7 win over Madison County. Darius Dunn pitched the bottom of the 7th to get the win.

In the championship game, MELL defeated Athens, 10-5. One of the big hits came in the second inning when Antwuan Rolling tied the game at 4 with a bases-clearing double.

Alex Shead of Appling got off to a solid start Tuesday at the E-Z-GO Vaughn Taylor Championship.

Shead, the boys defending champion, opened with a bogey-free, 3-under-par 69. He enters today's second round tied for second place with Brock Nixon of Acworth, Ga. They trail leader Alex Cobb of Brentwood, Tenn., who shot 68 in the first round.

Andrew Chong of Evans is tied for sixth at 71, while Jay Beach and Colson Herrin, each of Augusta, are tied for 10th at 73.

The night before the final round of the Georgia Amateur Championship, 3½ inches of rain pounded West Lake Country Club in less than an hour.

With the weather threatening to delay Sunday's conclusion to the tournament, more than a dozen West Lake members and their children volunteered to help clean the course at 6 a.m. Sunday. With rakes and shovels, they helped get West Lake back into shape - and the final round began on time.

The East Georgia Bass Masters are holding a youth fishing event, July 22, in Dearing, Ga. The tournament will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at 4695 Fish Hatchery Road. Biggest fish caught wins prizes in two age groups (5-10 and 11-15).

After the departure of longtime assistant coach Jamie Quarles, Augusta head basketball coach Dip Metress found his man.

Earlier this month, the Jaguars hired Drew Gibson to replace Quarles, who is now an assistant coach at Buffalo, a Division I program. Gibson was a former player as well as the director of basketball operations at Wofford College.

"When looking for an assistant, there were four areas that we were looking to assess: player development, ability to scout, handling administrative details and recruiting," Metress said in a statement.

On the way to Pelican's SnoBalls the other day, I played some classic duets for the children.

First, it was Say Say Say by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. Then, The Girl is Mine by the McCartney-Jackson duo played. Finally, I played Ebony and Ivory by McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Then, to annoy the children, I shouted out DJ Khaled's name in every duet because I asked myself, "What would DJ Khaled do?"